About Paris Police Frequencies
- Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock: 20 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
- To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Paris, start with the Mount Weather site of Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS), about 5 miles away. Its control channels: 152.5025, 152.8025 MHz.
- 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.
Fauquier County channels that also cover Paris
Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper Coordination/Interop | Madison Sheriff Interop | 2603 | a2b | D |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Culpeper Sheriff – Dispatch | 2101 | 835 | T |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Fauquier Sheriff – Dispatch | 1101 | 44d | D |
| Rappahannock Sheriff | Rappahannock Sheriff – Dispatch | 3101 | c1d | T |
| Town of Culpeper | Town of Culpeper – Dispatch | 2201 | 899 | T |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Charlie (talkaround) | 2102 | 836 | T |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Incident | 2103 | 837 | T |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Echo (talkaround) | 2104 | 838 | T |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Court | 2105 | 839 | T |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Fauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 1102 | 44e | D |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Fauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 1103 | 44f | D |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Court | 1108 | 454 | D |
| Fauquier Sheriff | JPS | 1601 | 641 | D |
| Rappahannock Sheriff | Rappahannock Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 3102 | c1e | D |
| Town of Culpeper | Police Incident | 2202 | 89a | T |
| Culpeper Sheriff | Jail | 2106 | 83a | T |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Adult Detention Center | 1109 | 455 | D |
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
| Agency | Description | Talkgroup | Hex | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper Sheriff | Sheriff Unknown | 2109 | 83d | T Encrypted |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Fauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 1104 | 450 | D Encrypted |
| Fauquier Sheriff | Fauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel | 1106 | 452 | D Encrypted |
Nearest trunked radio sites
Distances are measured from the center of Paris.
Mount Weather · Virginia Statewide Agencies Radio System (STARS)
RFSS 1 · Site 23 (hex 17) · NAC 193 · about 5 mi away
Control 152.5025, 152.8025
Voice 149.52, 152.0825, 152.7275, 159.435
Simulcast · Loudoun County
RFSS 1 · Site 1 (hex 1) · NAC 372 · about 17 mi away
Control 853.05, 853.6625, 853.775, 853.9125
Voice 851.55, 851.5875, 851.8, 852.0375, 852.075, 852.325, 852.6125
West Simulcast · Loudoun County
RFSS 1 · Site 2 (hex 2) · about 17 mi away
Control 770.06875, 771.03125, 771.19375, 771.39375
Voice 771.65625, 771.93125, 772.28125, 772.54375, 772.91875, 773.14375, 773.21875
What do these numbers mean?
- Control channel
- The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
- Voice
- The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
- Site
- One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
- RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
- A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
- NAC (Network Access Code)
- A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
- Talkgroup
- A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.